Table 5.
Results of the multivariable analysis of health system delay across different groups of patients, Beira city, 2009
|
Risk factor |
All PTB patients |
New smear-positive |
New smear-negative |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | AOR | 95%CI | n | AOR | 95%CI | n | AOR | 95%CI | |
| Age (>32 years) |
265 |
0.88 |
0.59-1.33 |
115 |
0.84 |
0.48-1.47 |
150 |
0.93 |
0.51-1.71 |
| Female sex |
259 |
0.88 |
0.58-1.32 |
126 |
1.10 |
0.63-1.93 |
133 |
0.74 |
0.40-1.38 |
| Farming |
49 |
2.19 |
1.02-4.72 |
21 |
4.85 |
1.47-15.93 |
28 |
1.20 |
0.44-3.28 |
| Primary education or less |
380 |
0.98 |
0.65-1.48 |
201 |
1.27 |
0.71-2.26 |
179 |
0.77 |
0.42-1.43 |
| More than 2 visits to a health facility |
434 |
16.58 |
9.21-29.84 |
207 |
13.00 |
6.19-27.29 |
227 |
31.03 |
10.39-92.69 |
| Negative sputum smear result |
284 |
1.24 |
0.84-1.83 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
| HIV infection |
421 |
1.46 |
0.94-2.26 |
195 |
1.79 |
1.00-3.19 |
226 |
1.22 |
0.62-2.42 |
| History of household TB contact |
175 |
1.18 |
0.77-1.81 |
94 |
1.20 |
0.67-2.13 |
81 |
1.14 |
0.60-2.16 |
| Coexistence of a chronic disease |
122 |
2.95 |
1.74-5.01 |
56 |
1.85 |
0.90-3.80 |
66 |
4.73 |
2.06-10.88 |
| Total number of observations | 586 | 302 | 284 | ||||||
PTB pulmonary TB, AOR adjusted odds ratio 95%, CI 95% confidence interval, NA not applicable.